Former escort has manslaughter sentence cut

A FORMER escort girl who hacked her wealthy lover to death with an axe yesterday had her five-year prison sentence for his manslaughter reduced to three-and-a half years by the Court of Appeal in England.

Janet Charlton, who was not present at London’s Law Courts for the ruling, was cleared of the murder of 41-year-old Danny O’Brien at her trial at Leeds Crown Court in May last year, but was found guilty of manslaughter.

Charlton, 36, inflicted at least 20 blows to Mr O’Brien’s head and shoulders with a fireman’s axe.